Category Archives: Community Life

Is the Roman Catholic Church only for men?

Is the Church only for men and wives, ordained men and religious sisters? How can we talk about bringing religion to young people who would benefit from at least understanding it if the only people welcome are Catholic professionals and … Continue reading

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Compassionate communication of Pro-Life messaging

We tell people who think that ending their life is a solution to difficulties that “it’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem”. Similarly, for those who feel called to prevent abortions, the messaging should be: “If you end the … Continue reading

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Could we find other adjectives to label each other with?

In my defense I had never in my life thought of myself or other Canadians are either Left or Right or Conservative or Liberal or Far Left and Far Right until I began going to Mass, talking to Catholics and … Continue reading

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How the chaos of my initiation turned my world upside down

I had a nightmare experience and I do think it’s safe to say that Sacramental abuse unleashes hell. I am not responsible for what was done to me. I have very strong opinions about priests who minimize psychological abuse, ostracism, … Continue reading

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Shadow integration, basic biological drives and power

We are body and soul. The Word made flesh. Part of divinization is understanding our bodies and integrating our slice of the Body of Christ / the Source with the raw material of our bodies.

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Instruction during RCIA should be explicit

Explicit instruction means telling inquirers what they need to know directly. I would like to see: less guided discovery (expecting learners to figure things out on their own), no hazing as rite of passage (humiliating or traumatizing people as a … Continue reading

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My new practice when it comes to names

I’ve been writing here since 2021 and I was very open in the early years and named names. Now, in 2026, I’m replacing full first and last names with first and last initials. This means the story will be clear … Continue reading

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Favourite One-liners Volume 1 (talking to women)

“You talked to the priests? Why’d you do that? Priests are men!”-MT, a lady in Toronto from their local Catholic Women’s League “They get those jobs because they can smooth things over.”-HB, a religious sister explaining the types of priests … Continue reading

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This is an article I found after visiting Madonna House in 2015. I believe I found it and printed it in 2018. I think this is a good attitude to have for these times of lifelong learning. I am copying … Continue reading

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Is that a real word?

Psychologist + theologian = psychologian Am I the only one who thinks of a clever domain name, buys it, renews it for years before doing anything with it?

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